70 members joined the feeler list. Usernames removed for member privacy.

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Group Buy Details:

Official Payment collection day starts: February 5th
Official Close Date and last day to pay: February 12th
Product Ship Date: Mid - Late February

Free Shipping*

Free Shipping is available to members in the 48 mainland US states. Alaska, Hawaii, and International members will receive a $75 credit off the actual cost of shipping.

Non-mainland/international members: please contact us prior to ordering for a shipping quote. We'll either send you an invoice, or a code to adjust your order.

Free shipping and this discounted price are for product in this group buy only, and does not cover extras added to the cart such as spacers, lugs, center caps or other store products, unless those products also offer free shipping. Adding others parts may result in a shipping fee.

Due to package sizes, the cart may calculate an unreasonable shipping rate for some add on items. If this occurs, contact us prior to checkout, and we will adjust your extra item shipping costs if there is an issue.

Non Group Buy parts will ship with your wheel order unless requested in the comment field at checkout.

Local Pickup Discount:

Local customers who pick up their set will receive a $35 discount on their order in lieu of free shipping. Local pickup discounts are provided at time of pickup as a refund, and are not provided in advance. You MUST write "local pickup" in the comment field at checkout so that we do not ship your order. We will call you when your set is ready to schedule a pickup from our Livermore 94550 warehouse.

When do these ship?:

CURRENT ETA: Orders will begin shipping out on February 19th, with almost all orders shipped by the end of February.

This is a Group Buy. Wheels do not ship the day after making payment like a traditional order.

Due to the high volume extra time will be needed to process orders.

Wheel orders should ship in the order that they were received.

We cannot guarantee an exact ETA date. Our estimates have historically been conservative and within +/- two weeks of our ETA date.

Because this Group Buy offers free shipping, we cannot provide expedited shipping in the event of a delay. Minor delays may occur, please allow for extra order processing time.

We will keep everyone up to date of even minor changes if they occur via this thread.

Tracking numbers will be provided to all buyers, and important progress updates will be posted on this forum, and on corresponding product pages.

Availability

Some sizes and finishes will sell out.

Availability is limited to supply on hand.

No back-orders, or rain-checks. This discount is available while supplies last.

We will try to stay up to date with sold out finishes/sizes by posting them here and on the forums, as well as on the website.

Within a day of placing an order request, we will contact you if the wheels you have requested have been sold out. You will have the option to change to a different finish or fitment if you'd like, or you may cancel your order

How do I join? Payments and Sign-up info

This Group Buy is now CLOSEDDiscount Tiers

The price you pay at sign up is based on how many members are on the feeler list.

At the close of the Group Buy, everyone's order/payment will be adjusted up or down to the final discount tier reached. In almost all cases, we end up reaching higher tier levels, which results in all or most paying members receiving additional discounts.

In the end, everyone pays the same price.

There is zero advantage in signing up at the last minute, yet most members still wait till the last ~2 days.

Early sign-ups promote others to sign-up, and gives confidence to the stragglers. If you know you're buying then pay early to keep the momentum going.

Refunds

There are NO refunds on Group Buy orders. Group Buys are special order, which is why payment is taken in advance

Only replacement of defective, or mis-shipped products are available.

Members cannot change colors or sizes after item receipt for Group Buy orders.

These products are priced at promotional pricing and do not carry that same return policy as our retail priced items. If you would like a traditional 30 Day return policy then we recommend purchasing at the retail price, and not via the Group Buy.

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These are the available ARC-8 finishes. Top four has the flat face, and bottom four has the concave face.

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Wheel Details:

Manufacturing process:All APEX wheels are flow-formed resulting in a light weight, track and street worthy wheel. Flow-forming significantly reduces weight in the barrel by rolling the barrel out into it's final shape using large wheels/disks applying high pressure. This step is the same step that monoblock forged wheels go through to shape their barrels. By doing this, the flow-formed wheel's barrel has the same density and strength as the barrel of a fully forged wheel. This significantly reduces rotational mass at the furthest point from the center, which is the most important weight savings area on a wheel.

Strength:These wheels are fully JWL/VIA certified. Strength testing was done by the VIA in Japan.

Misc.

Comes with carbon-look APEX center caps.

Accepts OEM Roundel center caps.

Does not come with valve stems.

Installs using your factory lugs or a stud conversion.

BMW hub-centric - no centering rings

Accepts all wheel spacers including 5mm while still remaining hub-centric.

What's the recommendation for rims/tire sizes for track use with stock suspension, no camber plates, square setup?

Unfortunately the 17x8.5" ET40 is the only fitment that can work on the 1-series, and it does require camber plates in order for the wheels to properly fit. The car that is shown in the original post is using the 17x8.5" ET40 ARC-8's in the Hyper Black finish, wrapped in Maxxis RC-1 Tires in 255/40/17. The car has Eibach Suspension with approximately -3 degrees of camber in the front, and the rear fenders heavily rolled with approximately -2 degrees of camber. The rears would require the perfect combination of the proper ride height, negative camber, and rolled fenders so that the rear wheels would not rub under compression of the springs. This is an aggressive track/ race setup that is not recommended for street cars, but is a great option for those looking for wheels for their dedicated track 1-series. If you are looking for an OEM friendly fitment, both the EC-7's and ARC-8's are available in the 18x8.5" ET45 fitment.

PS - If we order TPMS at the time of purchase do those qualify for free shipping?

Thank you for joining in, we've added you onto the feeler list! Yes, you will absolutely be able to get free shipping with the TPMS if we ship it together with the wheels that you purchase during Group Buy.

Two more days until the payment period officially opens. We are 8 participants away from reaching the next discount tier level to open the payment period with that discount. Let's reach it prior to Wednesday!

Total 1-series Race Car with Hyper Black 17x8.5" ET40 ARC-8's.

70 members joined the feeler list. Usernames removed for member privacy.

We are now at the next discount level tier, only 12 people away from the maximum discount tier! The Payment period will officially open tomorrow, and will have the discount set at the current discount tier of $125 off + free shipping*. We can reach 81+ participants during the Payment Period without the need of joining in on the feeler list, which will result in the prices adjusting to the maximum discount level.

70 members joined the feeler list. Usernames removed for member privacy.

The 17" ARC-8 Group Buy is officially in the payment period. Visit our new website for an even easier way to join.

Simply click here to officially Join and save $125-150 + free shipping* on your set, and enter "ARC8GB17" at checkout. You can also join over the phone, email or PM, and pay with credit card, PayPal, or wire transfer.

The deadline to join is one week from now; Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 at 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time. Please note: you are not officially part of the Group Buy until you've completed payment. There are no late sign-ups, even for members on the feeler list. Early sign-ups promote others to sign-up, secures your preferred fitment and finish, and also gives confidence to the stragglers. If you know you're buying then pay early to keep the momentum going. There is zero advantage in signing up at the last minute, and you run the risk of your preferred fitment and finish being out of stock.

The Payment period has only been open for one day and the orders are flowing in. We are already at 19 paid members, many of which were not even part of the feeler list. We have until next Wednesday to reach the 81 participants in order to reach the maximum discount tier. Let's do it!

We are now at 32 paid members, many of which were not even part of the feeler list. This is already almost half of the participants on the feeler list within two days of the Payment Period being open. We have until next Wednesday to reach the 81 participants in order to reach the maximum discount tier. Let's do it so everybody gets the additional $25 off!

We are now at 42 paid members, many of which were not even part of the feeler list. This is over half of the participants on the feeler list with two more days before the payment period closes. Only a couple more days to officially reach the 81 participants in order to reach the maximum discount tier for everyone!

We have the rest of today and then tomorrow left before this Group Buy officially closes. We know a lot of people like to wait until the last minute, but if you already know what you want to get, don't miss your chance to get the desired fitment and finish for your car!

Midnight tonight is the last chance to join this Group Buy. This post will be the last update for today, so the sign-up list will no longer accurately reflect the true number of participants, until the final tally, which will be posted tomorrow.

Having hosted over a dozen Group Buys in the past. We've noticed that most people wait until the last few hours to join, so we expect a large number of orders to come in tonight still. We also have many more pending payments through Wire Transfers and PayPal that we have not accounted for. We are on track to hit the maximum discount tier, being only 5 participants away.